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No clemency grant for Utah killer due to be executed by firing squad

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this local story from Utah, "Ronnie Lee Gardner's firing squad execution became much more likely when a state board on Monday refused to commute his death sentence."  I do not think this outcome is much of a surprise, and I predict that Gardner's few remaining court appeals will also be rejected.  Thus, it now seems likely that the first firing squad execution in the US in 15 years will go forward later this week. Recent related posts: Shouldn't we celebrate condemn's request that he "would like the firing squad, please"? Utah murderer who selected firing squad as execution method to get (high-profile) commutation hearing Utah getting ready for an "old school" execution "Executioner: Death by firing squad is '100 percent justice'" continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 14, 2010 (boomark / email).